intention Who acts: you, your, it, intentions, man, His · What happens: plan, mean, do, aim, happen, matter · To what, where: aim, ethics, harm, purpose, prayer, someone · Speech: someone speaks here
«intention» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 8 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: intention in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 What you plan or mean to do: your aim or purpose.
obj nsubj cc conj mark xcomp punct nmod:poss obl cc conj punct root What PRON you PRON plan VERB or CCONJ mean VERB to PART do VERB : PUNCT your PRON aim NOUN or CCONJ purpose NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 What what PRON PronType=Int 3 plan obj 2 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 3 plan nsubj 3 plan plan VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 or or CCONJ _ 5 mean cc 5 mean mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 plan conj 6 to to PART _ 7 do mark 7 do do VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 mean xcomp 8 : : PUNCT _ 10 aim punct 9 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 10 aim nmod:poss 10 aim aim NOUN Number=Sing 3 plan obl 11 or or CCONJ _ 12 purpose cc 12 purpose purpose NOUN Number=Sing 10 aim conj 13 . . PUNCT _ 3 plan punct
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1 plan present you your aim or purpose vn intend-61.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Topic 2 mean present you not said here vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 3 do not said to happen to-infinitive you not said here vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 4 aim your nom aim «cognition intransitive»: poss=agent
One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.
Meaning 2 Usage: law, ethics — kept apart, not parsed.
What you meant to happen: in ethics and law it matters whether harm was done on purpose or by accident.
The tree, 20 words obj nsubj mark xcomp punct case obl cc conj nsubj acl:relcl mark nsubj aux:pass advcl case obl cc case conj punct root What PRON you PRON meant VERB to PART happen VERB : PUNCT in ADP ethics NOUN and CCONJ law NOUN it PRON matters VERB whether SCONJ harm NOUN was AUX done VERB on ADP purpose NOUN or CCONJ by ADP accident NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 What what PRON PronType=Int 3 meant obj 2 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 3 meant nsubj 3 meant mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 to to PART _ 5 happen mark 5 happen happen VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 meant xcomp 6 : : PUNCT _ 8 ethics punct 7 in in ADP _ 8 ethics case 8 ethics ethic NOUN Number=Plur 5 happen obl 9 and and CCONJ _ 10 law cc 10 law law NOUN Number=Sing 8 ethics conj 11 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 12 matters nsubj 12 matters matter VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 ethics acl:relcl 13 whether whether SCONJ _ 16 done mark 14 harm harm NOUN Number=Sing 16 done nsubj 15 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 16 done aux:pass 16 done do VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 12 matters advcl 17 on on ADP _ 18 purpose case 18 purpose purpose NOUN Number=Sing 16 done obl 19 or or CCONJ _ 21 accident cc 20 by by ADP _ 21 accident case 21 accident accident NOUN Number=Sing 18 purpose conj 22 . . PUNCT _ 3 meant punct
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1 mean past you tree rules 2 happen not said to happen to-infinitive you not said here ethics and law vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme in ethic=Location 3 matter present it ethics and law not said here tree rules 4 do past · passive harm purpose or accident vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Eventuality
Meaning 3 Usage: church — kept apart, not parsed.
A special purpose or person that a prayer or Mass is offered for: «Mass for the intentions of…».
The tree, 18 words det amod cc conj obj det nsubj:pass cc conj aux:pass acl:relcl obl punct punct appos case det nmod nmod punct punct punct root A DET special ADJ purpose NOUN or CCONJ person NOUN that PRON a DET prayer NOUN or CCONJ Mass NOUN is AUX offered VERB for ADP : PUNCT « PUNCT Mass NOUN for ADP the DET intentions NOUN of ADP … PUNCT » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 purpose det 2 special special ADJ Degree=Pos 3 purpose amod 3 purpose purpose NOUN Number=Sing root root 4 or or CCONJ _ 5 person cc 5 person person NOUN Number=Sing 3 purpose conj 6 that that PRON PronType=Rel 12 offered obj 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 prayer det 8 prayer prayer NOUN Number=Sing 12 offered nsubj:pass 9 or or CCONJ _ 10 Mass cc 10 Mass mass NOUN Number=Sing 8 prayer conj 11 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 12 offered aux:pass 12 offered offer VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 5 person acl:relcl 13 for for ADP _ 12 offered obl 14 : : PUNCT _ 16 Mass punct 15 « « PUNCT _ 16 Mass punct 16 Mass mass NOUN Number=Sing 3 purpose appos 17 for for ADP _ 19 intentions case 18 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 19 intentions det 19 intentions intention NOUN Number=Plur 16 Mass nmod 20 of of ADP _ 19 intentions nmod 21 … . PUNCT _ 16 Mass punct 22 » » PUNCT _ 16 Mass punct 23 . . PUNCT _ 3 purpose punct
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1 offer present · passive a prayer or Mass vn future_having-13.3 «NP V NP.goal NP»: subject=Goal that=Theme
Meaning 4 Usage: old-fashioned — kept apart, not parsed.
«His intentions» can mean whether a man plans to marry someone.
punct nmod:poss nsubj punct aux mark det nsubj advcl mark xcomp obj punct root « PUNCT His PRON intentions NOUN » PUNCT can AUX mean VERB whether SCONJ a DET man NOUN plans VERB to PART marry VERB someone PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 « « PUNCT _ 3 intentions punct 2 His his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 3 intentions nmod:poss 3 intentions intention NOUN Number=Plur 6 mean nsubj 4 » » PUNCT _ 3 intentions punct 5 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 6 mean aux 6 mean mean VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 7 whether whether SCONJ _ 10 plans mark 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 man det 9 man man NOUN Number=Sing 10 plans nsubj 10 plans plan VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 mean advcl 11 to to PART _ 12 marry mark 12 marry marry VERB VerbForm=Inf 10 plans xcomp 13 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 12 marry obj 14 . . PUNCT _ 6 mean punct
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1 mean can His intentions vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent 2 plan present a man vn intend-61.2-1-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 3 marry not said to happen to-infinitive a man not said here someone vn amalgamate-22.2-3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent someone=Patient 4 intend in a quote His = he nom intention «cognition transitive»: poss=agent
Example 1 My intention was to help, not to make a mess.
nmod:poss nsubj cop mark punct advmod mark conj det obj punct root My PRON intention NOUN was AUX to PART help VERB , PUNCT not PART to PART make VERB a DET mess NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 My my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 intention nmod:poss 2 intention intention NOUN Number=Sing 5 help nsubj 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 help cop 4 to to PART _ 5 help mark 5 help help VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 6 , , PUNCT _ 9 make punct 7 not not PART Polarity=Neg 9 make advmod 8 to to PART _ 9 make mark 9 make make VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 help conj 10 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 mess det 11 mess mess NOUN Number=Sing 9 make obj 12 . . PUNCT _ 5 help punct
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1 is past My intention help property tree rules 2 not make to-infinitive My intention not said here a mess vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset mess=Product 3 intend My nom intention «cognition transitive»: poss=agent
Example 2 I have no intention of going to bed early!
nsubj det obj mark acl case obl advmod punct root I PRON have VERB no DET intention NOUN of SCONJ going VERB to ADP bed NOUN early ADV ! PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 2 have nsubj 2 have have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 no no DET PronType=Neg 4 intention det 4 intention intention NOUN Number=Sing 2 have obj 5 of of SCONJ _ 6 going mark 6 going go VERB VerbForm=Ger 4 intention acl 7 to to ADP _ 8 bed case 8 bed bed NOUN Number=Sing 6 going obl 9 early early ADV Degree=Pos 6 going advmod 10 ! ! PUNCT _ 2 have punct
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1 have present I no intention vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent intention=Patient 2 go gerund no intention not said here bed early property vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme to bed=Initial_Location
Example 3 She went to the shop with the intention of buying bread.
nsubj case det obl case det obl mark acl obj punct root She PRON went VERB to ADP the DET shop NOUN with ADP the DET intention NOUN of SCONJ buying VERB bread NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 She she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 went nsubj 2 went go VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 to to ADP _ 5 shop case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 shop det 5 shop shop NOUN Number=Sing 2 went obl 6 with with ADP _ 8 intention case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 intention det 8 intention intention NOUN Number=Sing 2 went obl 9 of of SCONJ _ 10 buying mark 10 buying buy VERB VerbForm=Ger 8 intention acl 11 bread bread NOUN Number=Sing 10 buying obj 12 . . PUNCT _ 2 went punct
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1 go past She the shop with the intention vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme to shop=Initial_Location 2 buy gerund the intention not said here bread vn accept-77.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bread=Theme
Example 4 Our learning intention today is to add fractions.
nsubj csubj obj obl:unmarked cop mark obj punct root Our PRON learning VERB intention NOUN today NOUN is AUX to PART add VERB fractions NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 learning nsubj 2 learning learn VERB VerbForm=Ger 7 add csubj 3 intention intention NOUN Number=Sing 2 learning obj 4 today today NOUN Number=Sing 2 learning obl:unmarked 5 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 add cop 6 to to PART _ 7 add mark 7 add add VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 8 fractions fraction NOUN Number=Plur 7 add obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 7 add punct
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1 learn gerund Our intention today vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent intention=Topic 2 be speech: assert present learning add property tree rules
Example 5 He had good intentions but forgot.
nsubj amod obj cc conj punct root He PRON had VERB good ADJ intentions NOUN but CCONJ forgot VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 He he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 had nsubj 2 had have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 good good ADJ Degree=Pos 4 intentions amod 4 intentions intention NOUN Number=Plur 2 had obj 5 but but CCONJ _ 6 forgot cc 6 forgot forget VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 2 had conj 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 had punct
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1 have past He good intentions vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent intention=Patient 2 forget past He not said here tree rules
Example 6 The priest offered the Mass for the intentions of the sick.
det nsubj det obj case det obl case det nmod punct root The DET priest NOUN offered VERB the DET Mass PROPN for ADP the DET intentions NOUN of ADP the DET sick ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 priest det 2 priest priest NOUN Number=Sing 3 offered nsubj 3 offered offer VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 Mass det 5 Mass Mass PROPN Number=Sing 3 offered obj 6 for for ADP _ 8 intentions case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 intentions det 8 intentions intention NOUN Number=Plur 3 offered obl 9 of of ADP _ 11 sick case 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 sick det 11 sick sick ADJ Degree=Pos 8 intentions nmod 12 . . PUNCT _ 3 offered punct
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1 offer past the priest the Mass for the intentions of the sick goal vn future_having-13.3 «NP V NP PP.goal»: agent=Agent mass=Theme for intention=Goal
Example 7 The judge asked about the man's intention.
det nsubj case det nmod:poss case obl punct root The DET judge NOUN asked VERB about ADP the DET man NOUN 's PART intention NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 judge det 2 judge judge NOUN Number=Sing 3 asked nsubj 3 asked ask VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 about about ADP _ 8 intention case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 man det 6 man man NOUN Number=Sing 8 intention nmod:poss 7 's 's PART _ 6 man case 8 intention intention NOUN Number=Sing 3 asked obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 asked punct
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1 ask speech: ask past the judge about the man's intention vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V PP.topic whether S»: agent=Agent about intention=Topic 2 intend the man nom intention «cognition transitive»: poss=agent
Example 8 The best intentions will not always ensure success.
det amod nsubj aux advmod advmod obj punct root The DET best ADJ intentions NOUN will AUX not PART always ADV ensure VERB success NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 intentions det 2 best good ADJ Degree=Sup 3 intentions amod 3 intentions intention NOUN Number=Plur 7 ensure nsubj 4 will will AUX VerbForm=Fin 7 ensure aux 5 not not PART Polarity=Neg 7 ensure advmod 6 always always ADV PronType=Tot 7 ensure advmod 7 ensure ensure VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 8 success success NOUN Number=Sing 7 ensure obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 7 ensure punct
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1 not ensure future the best intentions success always property vn ensure-99 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition success=Theme
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